Temples, tombs, and monuments of ancient Greece and Rome. A description and a history of some of the most remarkable memorials of classical architecture (1871)
Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport), 1828-1891 · London, New York [etc.] T. Nelson and sons · leaf 31
s.And is, despite of war and wasting fire,And years, that bade thy worship to expire. Byron. The foundations may still be traced of the long andmassive wall with which Themistocles united the city ofAthens to its harbour of the Piraeus. We pass underthe elevated ramparts, and under the black rocks… … The Acropolis at Athens. passage is blocked up by masses of abrupt crag or by asolid wall. Its vestibule, or Propylaea^ is worthy of theplace and of its position. Built of white marble, it is noless remarkable for the immense size of the blocks thanfor the perfection of the workmanship. Neither…
Architecture, Greek · Architecture, Roman
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